“I think,” said Mrs Coo, “I think it would be best for the Queen herself to tell Mary about the competition—that is to say if we succeed in getting an invitation for her. So I was not very sorry that you were interrupted, Mr Coo. I think you should consult me before speaking of anything so important to the dear child.”
Mr Coo seemed rather snubbed, but he was always ready to acknowledge Mrs Coo’s good sense.
“In future I will do so, my dear,” he replied politely.
Chapter Six.
“The Soft Rush of Many Little Wings.”
After breakfast Miss Verity turned to Mary.
“Let us talk over our plans a little,” she said.
“I like making plans,” Mary replied, and in her own mind she added, “it would be a good thing to know what my godmother wants me to do every day, for then I could tell the Cooies the most likely times for me to be at the window.”